AOPA PILOT CONTENTS October 2019 SECTIONS PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY 80 Ownership The tail tale. 83 Wx Watch 90 40 COMMENTARY DEPARTMENTS 6 President's Position What makes a pilot. 18 Waypoints Sometimes you have to say "no." 20 Proficient Pilot 4 AOPA Online Take your reading beyond these pages. 14 Letters Great little airport. 109 Fly by Wire What is preventive maintenance? 12 FAA News Dickson sworn in as administrator. 95 ADS-B PILOT BRIEFING 32 Industry News Introducing Team Oracle. 34 Airports Floyd Bennett Field. 36 2020 Sweepstakes Step one: RV-10 panel overhaul. 38 Musings Building a magical place. 99 Never Again Say again? MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES 102 Rusty Pilots Back in the saddle. 104 AOPA Air Safety Institute Point of no return. BasicMed versus medical certificates. 40 Budget Buy 108 Pilot Protection Services 112 Pilots 42 You Can Fly Kiman Kingsley. Kitfox Super Sport. Lessons learned so far. Calling all teachers. Five points of clarification. 44 Industry News 28 Guest Editorial Piston, business jet aircraft shipments growing. The pilot and the FBO. Three months to go. Fly with AOPA. 110 Tips from PIC 26 Fly Well 90 Savvy Maintenance AOPA ACTION Space station takeoff. 22 Flying Life Critical moments. Checkride versus reality. 106 Turn On Your Notifications Index of advertisers. 24 Safety Spotlight 87 Technique 39 Test Pilot Flying Tigers. Dream ride. Ice advice. 46 People Harrelson vs. Conrad. Engine Fire WOULD YOU BE READY? p. 87 On Ice AVOID THIS IN-FLIGHT MENACE p. 83 SPECIAL FOCUS: eVTOLs FACT OR FICTION? p. 58 aopa.org/pilot | October 2019 | $8.95 The Voice of General Aviation October 2019 To Infinity and Beyond SPACEPORT AMERICA'S HIGH HOPES p. 72 FEROCIOUS FIGHTER Field of Fun BARNSTORMING LIVES ON AT EAGLES MERE p. 66 Space station takeoff. 2 | AOPA PILOT October 2019 FLYING THE AMERICAN DREAM p. 50 aopa.org TEST PILOT Curtiss P-40 | eVTOLs | Eagles Mere Barnstormers | Spaceport America 39 Curtiss P-40 Ferocious Fighter Barry Schiff flies the venerable Curtiss P-40 Warhawk in "Flying the American Dream," which begins on p. 50. Photography by Mike Fizer. Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672)http://www.aopa.org